It Actually Matched Up Exactly

Aleister ... a spy for the Stibium Kingdom? Hearing Captain Camus's words, Iver felt it was utterly absurd. It was like a dream.

Did Miss Aleister herself know she was a spy?

She doesn't know! I don't know either!

The key point is that the identity of Aleister was completely made up by Iver!

Moreover, Iver didn't put much effort into compiling it at the time; he didn't even include the surnames.

This has led to a situation where even Iver herself is unsure whether "Aleister" in "Miss Aleister" should be a surname or a given name—it could be a given name, a surname, or even a middle name. This is precisely why Iver chose this pseudonym in the first place.

"Wait a minute."

Once Iver had sorted out his thoughts, he immediately realized the complex amount of information revealed in Camus's words. "You mean, this intelligence was obtained by the ' Iris People's ' spies in 'Star Antimony,' and then intercepted by our spies in ' Iris ' on the way to their home country?"

"... Can this secondhand information be guaranteed to be accurate?"

Strictly speaking, this could even be considered a third-hand transaction.

It is entirely possible that the Stibnite Person fabricated false information for the Iris People, or even that the Iris People deliberately leaked information to Avalon.

After all, Avalon's spies were all from the Inspectorate, mostly either inspectors or Law Mage, and generally lacked the aptitude for the Path of Adaptation. Avalon didn't even have an assassin organization, yet Star Antimony and Iris were quite proficient in this area.

It's not entirely impossible that Avalon's spies were operating right under their noses from the very beginning.

There are also explanations regarding the motivations.

From the perspective of the Stibnite Person, Aleister is an Avalon Demon who has made a pact with the Shadow Fiend. Her existence directly undermines the foreshadowing of the Noble Red and the Minister of Trade Drost, giving Star Antimony People a strong motive to sow discord.

Not to mention, during the last Promotion Ritual, "Alai" also received a recruitment offer from the Earl Leipzig.

Since the Earl Leipzig has taken this to heart, it's quite reasonable to find a way to speed things up.

It is commonly known as "earning money to join Liangshan".

—Song Jiang offered guidance, which is correct.

The Iris People, however, have a completely different understanding of "Miss Aleister." According to information deliberately leaked by Iver, Aleister is actually Chloe de Sirieix, the missing and defecting Assassin Miss.

Seeing the somewhat subtle expression on Iver, Edward nodded. "I know, she saved you before. So it's normal that you find it hard to believe. But the information is very detailed, and we've verified it..."

"Therefore, according to the principle of avoiding conflict of interest, this matter will not be handled by you. But in order to prevent you from interfering with it under the pretext of 'I don't know,' it is still necessary for you to know the whole story."

"Verified?"

Iver was momentarily incredulous. "How was it verified?"

"This is intelligence confirmed by the Inspectorate. The content is very complex and involves multiple cases."

Edward said in a deep voice, "We have collected all the information currently circulating about Miss Aleister. The final investigation results are... there is no such person as Aleister in Avalon. All the information about her birthplace, education, housing, and family situation is false."

"When we investigated this matter, we discovered that the former Minister of Drost had access to this intelligence. We now know the identity of the old Minister of Drost very well—given that he had handled this intelligence, the credibility of it would have been reduced, and now that we've investigated further, we find it's all fabricated. This can only mean that the former Minister of Drost deliberately erased her existence."

"In contrast, the spies obtained more detailed intelligence."

"... Then tell me about it, I'm also quite curious about this information."

Iver somewhat helplessly, "What is Miss Aleister's full name?"

"Her name is Aleister Crowley."

Captain Camus whispered, "From the Crowley Family of Star Antimony."

"That is a renowned family of Demon Scholar, deeply trusted by the royal family."

Edward added, "Aleister is the third daughter of the patriarch. She is not a demon, but Demon Scholar —her father helped her form a contract with a shadow demon when she was very young. Her mentor is General Leo Karl of the Karl Family, which is why she joined the Army First Special Operations Unit of the Stibium Kingdom's army at a very young age."

Iver's expression became even more subtle.

Oh, so my last name is Crowley?

This is the first time I've ever heard of this...

"Then why did she come to Avalon?"

Iver just found it funny.

He was now very curious about just how complete a story the intelligence department on Star Antimony had fabricated for "Aleister".

Captain Camus was clearly very familiar with this intelligence, and he answered without hesitation, "In fact, Aleister was not sent to Avalon, but to Iris —which is why Iris's spies would collect this intelligence."

"The Stibnite Person believe that the 'Hawk Eye' organization of the Iris has an inseparable connection with the Iris Flower Kingdom Prime Minister. So, a few years ago, they sent a special team into the Iris. Aleister's task was to track Chloe, the granddaughter of Thomas Trena Debussy Marco de Sirius, the Assassin Master of the Hawkeye Organization."

"At a young age, she mastered the ' Shadow Assassin ' legacy of the Hawkeye Organization and reached the Fourth Level, thus being considered the next generation of Assassin Master. Aleister dispatched his Shadowfiend into Miss Chloe's shadow to accompany her on missions, while he himself secretly monitored her..."

At this point, Captain Camus continued, "And later, Chloe Edward sent to Avalon as one of the executors of ' Bleeding Action.' She became your classmate... You'll know what happened after that."

"By the way, ' Bleeding Action ' is actually a propaganda campaign launched by the Eagle Eye organization, an extreme humanist faction within the Iris Flower Hawkeye Organization, to stigmatize the Child of the Moon in all areas surrounding the Iris. Ostensibly, it's to prevent the Child of the Moon from infiltrating, but in reality, it's an attempt to use this opportunity to suppress the Child of the Moon's political influence domestically through international public opinion."

Edward explained to Iver in detail, "I went to the Iris before to deal with the aftermath of this matter. The Iris People insist that they had no intention of assassinating you or Princess Isabel."

"To preserve Chloe's reputation, they were even willing to admit to Lars Graham's assassination attempt on the royal family. And they paid a huge price for it—a price that could set back the entire Iris's economy for years, a price no less than that of a defeat in war. Under the Iris system, this would lead to public dissatisfaction with the current party's prime minister and could even affect the election of the next prime minister."

"Why would they do that?" Iver, somewhat surprised.

"I don't know. This move is unusual and unreasonable... unless they believe Miss Chloe is not dead."

Edward said seriously, "According to our intelligence analysis, it is highly likely that Aleister contacted them and handed Chloe back. A future Fifth Level Assassin Master who has mastered shadow abilities—that's why they are willing to pay such a price."

"This also exposes the close relationship between Iris Flower Kingdom Prime Minister and the Hawkeye Organization. Therefore, we do not believe that this is false intelligence deliberately leaked to us by the Iris People, because this intelligence is also of great value."

... Huh? I've made contact with the Hawkeye Organization?

When? Iver gasped.

He even began to suspect that someone was impersonating him or that someone had stolen Chloe's identity to return home.

What he found most unbelievable was that some of this intelligence actually matched up...

No, I should say that everything is correct except for the most crucial part! — Except for the fact that there is no such person as Aleister, everything else is actually correct!